An energy store includes a storage module having a fan. The fan is arranged as a radial fan, and channels extend through the storage module, e.g., axially, open into a spatial region which is delimited by a cover part of the energy store connected to the storage module and the storage module. The cover part has a recess extending through the cover part, e.g., axially, which is covered by the fan, e.g., by the suction region of the fan, e.g., on the side of the cover part facing away from the storage module, and the energy store has a deflection hood, e.g., for deflecting the conveyed air flow in the axial direction, on the side of the cover part facing away from the storage module.

The present invention refers to a fluid connector for a battery pack of a vehicle, and to a battery pack for a vehicle. The fluid connector, with a main conduit and at least one connection conduit that protrudes from a first side of the main conduit, wherein a fluid flow path extends from the main conduit to and through the connection conduit, and wherein the fluid connector comprises a fastener with at least one latch device for fastening the fluid connector to the battery pack, the fastener being arranged at a second side of the main conduit, the second side being arranged opposite to the first side.

The battery cooling structure includes a cell stacked body that has an inter-cell flow path between adjacent battery cells, a base plate that is disposed adjacent to one of surfaces of the cell stacked body, an inflow-side flow path that is disposed between the cell stacked body and the base plate and communicates with the inter-cell flow path, and an air supply port that is disposed in one end portion of the inflow-side flow path in the stacking direction and supplies air to the inflow-side flow path are included. The base plate has a branching portion that branches air in the inflow-side flow path, into a plurality of flows, and the branching portion is disposed at a position that is further from the air supply port than one endmost battery cell of the cell stacked body, the one endmost battery cell being adjacent to of the air supply port.

The battery cooling structure includes a cell stacked body that has an inter-cell flow path between adjacent battery cells, a base plate that is disposed adjacent to one of surfaces of the cell stacked body, an inflow-side flow path that is disposed between the cell stacked body and the base plate and communicates with the inter-cell flow path, and an air supply port that is disposed in one end portion of the inflow-side flow path in the stacking direction and supplies air to the inflow-side flow path are included. The base plate has a branching portion that branches air in the inflow-side flow path, into a plurality of flows, and the branching portion is disposed at a position that is further from the air supply port than one endmost battery cell of the cell stacked body, the one endmost battery cell being adjacent to of the air supply port.

A temperature-control apparatus has individual battery cells combined to form a module and arranged within a flow duct through which a temperature-control fluid flows in a main flow direction. Temperature regulation of a temperature-control apparatus is improved with a constant packing density of the battery cells despite small amounts of temperature-control fluid, with a flow guiding surface provided for each battery cell of a group. The flow guiding surface is spaced apart from a lateral section of the battery cell and has in each case an inlet section and an outlet section that are both substantially parallel to the lateral section. A diffuser section is arranged between the inlet section and the outlet section, the diffuser section-being set back with respect to the inlet section and the outlet section and with respect to the lateral section.

A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged side by side in a first direction, each of the plurality of battery cells having a prismatic shape; and a partition wall portion provided between the plurality of battery cells to secure electrical insulation between the plurality of battery cells. The partition wall portion includes a first partition wall portion and a second partition wall portion, the first partition wall portion and the second partition wall portion being provided alternately, the second partition wall portion having a shape different from a shape of the first partition wall portion, the second partition wall portion forming a cooling space between the second partition wall portion and each of two battery cells located on both sides beside the second partition wall portion in the first direction.

a There is disclosed a battery pack comprising: a first battery cell layer comprising a structure for locating battery cells and providing a flow path for a coolant so that the coolant passes across the battery cells; a gasket of a first gasket type located adjacent a first face of the first battery cell layer; and a gasket of a second gasket type located adjacent a second face of the first battery cell layer. Each of the first gasket type and the second gasket type comprises a first side and a second side. The first gasket type comprises holes for the coolant located on the first side of the first gasket type; and the second gasket type comprises holes for the coolant located on the second side of the second gasket type. The gaskets enable the coolant to flow from a first end of the battery pack to a second end of the battery pack via the flow path.

A battery pack structure includes a chamber, a cooling duct arranged outside the pack case, and a connector that communicates the chamber and the cooling duct with each other. The connector includes a first opening, which is connected with the chamber in a state of being sealed by a first sealing member, a second opening, which is connected with a cooling duct in a state of being sealed by a second sealing member, a first sealing surface, which is formed in a peripheral part of the first opening and is either a tube-shaped surface or a plane that faces a chamber inlet surface though the first sealing member, and a second sealing surface, which is formed in a peripheral part of the second opening and is a tube-shaped surface or a plane that faces a duct outlet surface through the second sealing member.

A thermal management system for one or more components of a vehicle includes one or more heat generating components, and one or more compartments to contain the one or more heat generating components. One or more vent openings are located in the one or more compartments. Each vent opening of the one or more vent openings are closed by a thermally active material, such that when exhaust gas from the one or more components interacts with the thermally active material, the one or more vent openings are opened allowing for removal of the exhaust gas from the compartment. One or more vent manifolds are located adjacent to the one or more vent openings. The one or more vent manifolds are configured to direct the exhaust gas to ambient through one or more manifold openings in the one or more vent manifolds.

A thermal management system for one or more components of a vehicle includes one or more heat generating components, and one or more compartments to contain the one or more heat generating components. One or more vent openings are located in the one or more compartments. Each vent opening of the one or more vent openings are closed by a thermally active material, such that when exhaust gas from the one or more components interacts with the thermally active material, the one or more vent openings are opened allowing for removal of the exhaust gas from the compartment. One or more vent manifolds are located adjacent to the one or more vent openings. The one or more vent manifolds are configured to direct the exhaust gas to ambient through one or more manifold openings in the one or more vent manifolds.